The Film Daily (1927)

THE •c&^ DAILY Wednesday, December 14, 192 WBSSIES* ALL THE NEWS ALLTUE TIME VoLXLIINo. B3 Wednesday. Dec. U, 1927 Price 5 Cents IQHN W ALICOATE Ptblishir Published daily except Saturday and holidays at 1650 Broadway. New York, N. Y., and copyright (1927) by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President and Publisher; Maurice D. Kann, Vice-President and Editor; Donald M. Mersereau, Treasurer, Business and Advertising Manager; Ralph Wilk, Traveling Representative. Entered as second class matter May 21, 1918, at the post-office at New York. N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terras (Postage free) United States, outside of Greater New York, $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 menths, $3.00. Foreign. $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all conimunica tions to THE FILM DAILY. 1650 Broad way. New York, N. Y. Phone Circle 4736 ♦ 737 4738 4739. Cable address: Filmday, New York. Hollywood, California — Harvey E. Gausman, Ambassador Hotel: 'Phone, Drexel 7000 and Washington 9794. London — Ernest W Fredman, The Film Renter, 58, Great Marlborough St., London. W. I. Bei lin — l.ichtbildbuehne. Friedrichstrasse, 225. Financial Am. Seat. Vtc. . . . *Am. Seat. Pfd... *Balaban & Katz . . *Bal. & Katz Vtc. *Eastman Kodak . East. Kodak. Pfd. *tFilm Ins-pection . ♦First Nafl Pfd. Fox Film "A". . . tFox Theaters "A" *Intern'l Project. . ♦tKeiths 6s 46 . . . Loew's, Inc ttLoew's, 6s 41ww ttLoew's,6s41x-war. *MG-M Pfd. . . . M. P. Cap. Corp. . Pathe Exchange Pathe Exch. "A". tiPathe Exch. 7s37 Paramount F-L 'Paramount Pfd. . ttPar.Bway.5Vis51. **Roxy "A" .... **Roxy L^nits . . . . **Roxy Common . . **Skouras Bros. . . Stan. Co. of Am . . tTrans-Lux Screen **United Art. Com. ♦•United Art. Pfd. *Univ. Pictures . . ♦Univ. Pict. Pfd.. tWarner Bros. Warner Bros. "A". 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The FILM DAILY pays all expense. Every dollar goes to a worthy cause. Surely every man in this business wants to help this fine movement. Don't put it off. Send in vour check NOW. Among those who helped swell the list yesterday were Ned Marin, Tom Wiley, Abe Warner, Regina Crewe and Herb Cruikshank. It's the most worthy cause of the year and YOUR help will make it just that much bigger. Watch This List Grow WiU H. Hays George Weeks Ed SchiUer D. A. H. Giannini Jimmy Grainger Charles B. Mintz Bruce Gallup Jim Normanly Don Mersereau M. J. Mintz Victor Shapiro Moe Streimer Billy Brandt Red Karm Dave Bader Marvin Kirsch Leo Klebanow Tommy Goldberg J. E. Storey Frank Walker Artie Stebbins Jack Alicoate W. A. Calihan Edna Sussman iiarry Reichenbach Abe Blank George H. Davis Nathan Burkan Ned Depinet William Massce William L.a Portes Bert Adler Eddie Grainger R. A. Rowland Cresson Smith Joseph Coufal Weiss Brothers Max Roth L. B. Metzger Louis Phillips Leopold Friedman Walter Putter Gabriel Hess W. J. German Henry Ginsberg C. C. Pettijohn Budd Rogers M. C. Howard Arthur Kelly Jack Fuld Chas. G. Strakosch Lila Belle Stebbins Jerry Stebbins Anonymous Anonymous Hugo Kessler Joe Schnitrer Dave Miller Bill Nolan W. S. Butterfield Charles C. Moskowitz Bob Wolf Irene F. Scott Joe Simmonds Friend of Danny's E. B. Hatrick Sara Dembow, Jr. Lesan Advt. Agency Mrs. Harry Reichenbach John Clark Ihe Film Bureau Harry Buxbaum W. Ray Johnston AI Lichtman Jerry Beatty A. Pam Blumenthal W. F. Rodgers J. M. Frere Elizabeth B. Perkins A Friend Sam Eckman Anonymous Al Harstn Felix Feist Emo Al Boyd Jack Cosman Walter Eberhardt Eureka Amusement Co A. E. Fair Emii Bernstecker David Loew E. M. Schnitzer Joe. J. Lee Harry Buxbaum J. Homer Flatten Oave Bernstein Pat Dowling Mabel D. Riesenfeld Eddie Saunders Bob Lynch Oscar Neufeld Walter Lindlar Barnes Printing Co. Paul Lazarus Bob Lieber Cliff Hawley Richard Rowland Warren Nolan Harold Franklin Sam Zierler Robert Wolff Frank iSardino Joe Seidelman Ned Marin Tom Wiley Abe Warner Regina Crewe Herb Cruikshank Weiisfeldts Arriving Mrs. M. J. Weisfeldt and her son, Jerome, arrive in New York today to rejoin M. J. Weisfeldt, former western sales manager for FBO. H OR L A C H E R DELIVERY SERVICE Trucks leave daily from New York for Trenton, N. J., Philadelphia, Pa., Wilmington, Del., Washington, D. C, Baltimore, Md., Richmond and Norfolk, Va. Overnight Service at Express Ratei 692 Eleventh Avenue TeL COLumbus 3774 And That's That By PHIL M. DALY ROXY is wearing a proud air these days, for the fast-stepping showman is the proud possessor of a new Mercedes car which is guaranteed to do 100 miles per. Roxy, by the way, recently had opportunity to demonstrate the soldiering he learned in the marines, and he did so to good advantage when the governor general of Canada visited the Roxy theater. The reception had all the pomp and circumstance of an official visit. "What is the length of the feature you are playing this week?" asked a reviewer m telephoning one of the Broadway first runs. "We haven't measured it, as yet," came back the sweet young thing's voice over the wire, to supplement her "J don't know." Here's a hand to H. J. (Fitz) Fitzgerald, general manager of the Saxe circuit, Milwaukee, on the occasion of the birth of a son. Trustee to be Named Minneapolis — Appointment of a trustee to administer affairs of the Miles Theater Co., operator of the Garrick, and disbursal of $500,000 and stock, under a verdict in favor of minority stockholders and against Finkelstein & Ruben, William Hamm and the Twin City Amusement' Trust Estate, is under consideration by the Federal District Court. Indications are that the case will be appealed. Pep Club Has New Program The Paramount Pep Club adopted a new policy in its meetings at the regular bi-monthly get-together last night when the members gathered at the Roosevelt. Heretofore, the club has held its meetings at the home office and a strictly business program has been adhered to, but, upon the suggestion of Louis S,^ Diamond, chairman of the entertainment committee, the order has been revised. 'Wings" Opens in Montreal Xmas Marking the sixth engagement of "Wings," the Paramount special will open at the Princess in Montreal on Christmas Day. E. C. Shaffer to Seattle Butte — E. C. Shaffer, branch manager for Greater Features, has been transferred to management of the Seattle branch. 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